Ever since I was a little girl I have always had very strong opinions about my attire. My mother used to make me these "bubble suits" when I was four or five years old and I hated the things. I remember feeling pure and utter shame at wearing such a hideous, baggy, one-piece outfit. A girl does not feel pretty, even at five years old, in any … [Read more...]

I truly believe the reason Jesus has brought so much healing to my heart and soul is that he loves and adores me. He has romanced me and pursued me through so many ways, but one of the ways dearest to my heart is through books.
"A book must be the axe for the frozen sea inside us" Franz Kafka
My sister Shanna has been encouraging me to make a … [Read more...]

I wanted to get some recipes out to our blog. These were the recipes that a group of girls and I made at my house. The theme of these classes are cooking on a budget. I love to cook and was encouraged by my friends and family to have a cooking class out of my house, and so here are the recipes for my students and for all of you.
Crock pot Roasted … [Read more...]

In spite of 13 years living in the south, I am still a meat and potatoes mid-westerner at heart. This is further enforced by the fact that most of what my guys are willing to consume, fits in these two categories: meat. potatoes. Nothing like a little variety, eh??? haha! Most of the time I have no problem coming up with a main dish...it's just … [Read more...]

I was recently looking through my journal and I came across a prayer that I wrote to Jesus in which I asked him to take me on a Quest to find my own beauty, teach me how to be beautiful, and to somehow cultivate all of these things in me. This request came out of my reading on Queen Esther of Persia, and how she was transformed into the most … [Read more...]

"Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul." ~Henry Ward Beecher
"I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought, and that gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder." ~Gilbert K. Chesterton
"Gratitude bestows reverence, allowing us to encounter everyday epiphanies, those transcendent moments of awe that change … [Read more...]